1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EVANS COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 168 181 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 608 44 076 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 244 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 384 191 088 Average per acre .........dollars.. 872 1 086 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 885 33 506 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 45 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 150 169 acres.. 18 846 25 682 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 127 149 acres.. 12 406 16 320 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 31 acres.. 1 473 1 792 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 678 18 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 467 100 240 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 690 4 526 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 988 13 617 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 29 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 158 14 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 824 81 106 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 167 181 $1,000.. 1 878 3 003 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 244 16 593 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 99 Other ............................... 94 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 99 200 days or more ................... 72 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 68 77 number.. 4 566 4 239 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 64 number.. (D) 2 286 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 34 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 71 number.. 2 123 1 670 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 51 number.. 4 201 5 963 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 53 number.. 7 629 11 872 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 13 number.. 91 022 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 9 number.. 3 198 074 2 111 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 90 acres.. 2 766 3 865 bushels.. 231 288 293 412 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 34 acres.. 457 1 934 bushels.. 12 055 55 838 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 168 179 bales.. 134 174 Tobacco ......................farms.. 18 25 acres.. 423 364 pounds.. 1 028 365 780 692 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 50 74 acres.. 5 249 7 805 bushels.. 161 217 202 663 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 46 44 acres.. 1 374 1 051 pounds.. 3 237 482 3 003 114 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 37 acres.. 1 906 1 471 tons, dry.. 3 590 (D) @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .